BayCare to Expand Three Hospitals in Hillsborough County

St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital-North and St. Joseph’s Hospital-South to Increase in Size, Number of Medical Specialties.

BayCare Health System is investing $308 million into the Hillsborough County community with the expansion of three of its hospitals: St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, St. Joseph’s Hospital-North in Lutz and St. Joseph’s Hospital-South in Riverview. All three projects have been approved or are in the approval process by city and county planning officials, with construction starting next year and completion expected by the end of 2020.

“At BayCare, we are always evaluating the current and future needs of our community,” said Kimberly Guy, president of St. Joseph’s Hospital and BayCare’s market leader for Hillsborough County. “The greater Tampa Bay area continues to be a popular destination and these expansions will allow us to not only meet its rapid population growth but also better serve the medical needs of our neighbors by increasing our medical specialties and services.”

St. Joseph’s Hospital plans include:

New six-story tower

Two-story lobby with drive-up front entrance, in addition to waiting and on-call rooms

Three patient care floors with 30 private patient rooms per floor

One floor for mechanical support

Connection to the existing main tower at floors 1, 2, 5 and the basement

Connecting bridge to St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital across Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd